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Wheatland, MO - On Saturday night two new and one returning Track Champions were crowned. The Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship Series wrapped up with the final night of points racing for 2011 at Lucas Oil Speedway. Clouds and a few sprinkles did not dampen the on track excitement. Sundance Keepper put his 6 7/8's Monte Carlo in Victory Lane and took home the 2011 Factory Stock Track Championship. In the Pitts Homes A Modifieds, Paul Snyder took the checkers as Mickey Burrell finished 3rd and claimed the Modified Track Championship honors. Both Keepper and Burrell are first time Track Champions. Rylan Long already has two Lucas Oil Speedway Track Championships and reclaimed the title Saturday Night. Long also won the TNT Quick Shop ULMA Late Model A Feature in grand fashion.

In the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks a solid field of 28 cars took the track. After running a B feature, 24 cars started the A Main event. Sundance Keepper of Everton, MO started and finished the race out front, securing the 2011 Track Championship. Keepper drives the Sundance Construction 6 7/8 Allen Autosports, Monte Carlo. Congrats to Sundance on a great season and on winning the title. Burl Woods from Republic, MO followed Keeper to the checkers finishing in second. Mark Carter from Warrensburg, MO finished the night in third with Wheatland's own Chip Shaddox in fourth. Shaddox also finished third in the overall points standings. Another hometown driver, Randy Gilmore recovered nicely after struggling the past two weeks. Gilmore finished the night in fifth. James Flood struggled Saturday but remained second in the points championship to finish the season.

In the Pitts Homes A-Modifieds Paul Snyder from Wellsville, KS made a return trip to Victory Lane. Snyder started the race in third and remained in contention throughout the 20 lap feature. After several cautions plagued the event, Snyder eventually took the lead and the checkers. Urbana, Missouri's Colson Kirk started and finished the feature in second place. 2011 Track Champion Mickey Burrell finished third after beginning the feature in eigth. Burrell drives the number 73, orange and white TRE by Bone Modified. Burrell claimed the Championship by 49 points over driver of the "shiny" number 13, Lyle Dietrich. Dietrich ran in the top five Saturday night and finished the feature in the fifth spot. Dennis Walrath from Clinton, MO ran consistent all night finishing the feature in fourth. Congratulations to Burrell on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Track Championship.

Rylan Long secured the points Championship and the feature win Saturday in the TNT Quick Shop ULMA Late Models. Long adds the 2011 Championship to two previous season titles at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks. Long from Greenfield, MO started and finished the race from the top spot. Long "Big Country" drives the number 18 GRT by Phillips with a Yeoman Race Engine. Tommy Cordray from Browning, MO gave it his all Saturday night. Cordray started the feature in 11th and worked his way forward to finish second. Long and Cordray have been exciting to watch all season and it is fitting the two top contenders finish the season first and second in points. Larry Jones started the final feature of the night in 10th and had a solid fifth place finish. Jones finished the season fourth in points just behind Chris Hawkins from Neosho, MO. Andy Kennedy from Wheatland, MO finished the season fifth in the Rockstar Energy Drink Championship point standings. Congratulations to each class Champion on a great year of racing at Lucas Oil Speedway. Thank you to all of the drivers who participated in the Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship Series in 2011, we appreciate your continued support.

E3 Spark Plugs Pro Pulling Nationals Presented By General Tire The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League invades the Lucas Oil Speedway for their only appearance of 2011 in the "E3 Spark Plugs Pro Pulling Nationals Presented By General Tire". Classes in action include the E3 Super Modified Tractors, Unlimited Super Stock Tractors, Speedco Pro Modified 4WD Trucks, Rockstar Super Modified 2WD Trucks, and Pro Stock Tractors in what is scheduled to be one of the highest paying one-day Truck and Tractor Pulls in the Nation. DO NOT MISS IT!

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2nd Annual MLRA Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com

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2nd Annual MLRA Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com

The 2015 Lucas Oil Speedway oval track season opens with a special Friday Night edition of the Lucas Oil MLRA Dirt Late Model Racing Series as RacingJunk.com Presents the 2nd Annual MLRA Spring Nationals plus the first 500 fans through the gate receive a FREE 2015 Schedule Magnet courtesy of City Magnet. The MLRA brings the best regional dirt late model racers to the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” for their first appearances of 2015. Iowa’s Chad Simpson captured his first MLRA Championship in 2014 and is expected to lead the MLRA posse into battle. Other top drivers expected to be in attendance include Jeremy Payne, Will Vaught, Terry Phillips, Brad Looney, Tony Jackson Jr., Travis Dickes, and more! The Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds featuring NASCAR Star Ken Schrader and the Carson’s Corner Napa Auto Parts Factory Stocks will also be in action.

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2nd Annual Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Nationals-Night
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The opening weekend of the 2015 Lucas Oil Speedway oval track season continues with the 2nd Annual MLRA Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com plus the first 500 fans through the gates get a FREE 2015 Schedule Magnet courtesy of City Magnet. Iowa’s Chad Simpson captured his first MLRA Championship in 2014 and is expected to lead the MLRA posse into battle. Other top drivers expected to be in attendance include Jeremy Payne, Will Vaught, Terry Phillips, Brad Looney, Tony Jackson Jr., Travis Dickes, and more! The Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds featuring NASCAR Star Ken Schrader will also be running a special $1,000 to win main event while the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks will be in action gunning for a top prize of $750 to win courtesy of Elite Automotive Repair out of Warrensburg.